# [PATCH] git-apply(1): Clarify that one can select where to apply the patch

1 messages from 2009-05-29 to 2009-05-29. Participants: Björn Steinbrink.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19572

## Björn Steinbrink, 2009-05-29 10:21

Subject: [PATCH] git-apply(1): Clarify that one can select where to apply the patch
Message-ID: <20090529102124.GA9332@atjola.homenet>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090529102124.GA9332%40atjola.homenet

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The patch can be applied to the work tree, the index or both, but the
short description made it look like it's always applied to both.

Signed-off-by: Björn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@gmx.de>
---
 Documentation/git-apply.txt |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 9e5baa2..735374d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-apply(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-apply - Apply a patch on a git index file and a working tree
+git-apply - Apply a patch on a git index file and/or a working tree
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
-- 
1.6.3.1.169.g33fd

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